This terrain is ideal for maximizing the effectiveness of the Froststone army's elite troops when facing overwhelming numbers... but the chapter leader and Evie both forgot one thing: this terrain is unsuitable for retreat...

Gritting her teeth, Ivy ordered her sisters, "Notify the battle group leader to retreat in batches as soon as possible! I will help them buy some time!"

Pulling tighter on the griffin's reins, Evie raised her longbow again, turning her head toward the red light in the black mist as she shouted, "All Valkyries, follow me to meet the enemy!"

The heavy footsteps shook the earth as a colossal figure, over twenty meters tall, emerged from the black mist.

The monster's mouth stretched to its ears, revealing enormous teeth. Its head resembled that of a giant wolf, with its fur standing on end, stiff as steel. Seven sharp claws grew from its four limbs, and its eyes had seven pupils.

It was none other than the tyrant Cú Chulainn.

Cú Chulainn, advancing towards the canyon, reached out and caught the Silence Spear. The shadows of the Froststone army were reflected in his crimson pupils. His massive hind limbs stomped on the ground, crushing the corpses on the ground into mincemeat.

An arrow, accompanied by the whooshing sound of it cutting through the air, struck Cú Chulainn precisely in the shoulder, eliciting a roar from the monster.

Riding a griffin, hovering in the air, Ivy's longbow still hummed.

She looked at Cú Chulainn and said coldly, "Take one more step, and death will be your only fate!"

The monster wielding the Deathly Silence Spear recognized the troublesome Valkyrie, roared to the sky, and hurled the spear at Ivy.

The blood-red spear instantly transformed into a dazzling red light, hurtling towards Ivy's chest.

To the average person, the spear's speed was like that of a bullet, extremely fast and impossible to dodge, but the Valkyrie's innate ability to "delay time" came into play at this moment.

Evie stared at the crimson spear, and time around her seemed to slow down to a fraction of its original speed. The smoke condensed into a still form, and the enemy's body became a slow-motion video played frame by frame.

The Valkyrie gently twisted her body as the Deathly Silence Spear grazed past her.

Cú Chulainn was taken aback, caught the Deathly Silence Spear that fell from the sky, and after a brief moment of astonishment, he threw it at another Valkyrie.

To the monster's surprise, the attack of the Deathly Silence Spear missed again.

Ivy fired another arrow at Cú Chulainn's chest, and looking at the monster whose upper body was riddled with arrows, she shouted sharply, "Surrender or die!"

Cú Chulainn gripped the Silence Spear, looking at the Valkyries hovering in mid-air. Suddenly, his body began to writhe like worms beneath his skin, and his entire body instantly grew larger.

He leaned back, and with all his might, the Deathly Silence Spear struck again, a red light whose trajectory was almost invisible, arriving in an instant.

However, this time his target was no longer the Valkyries, but their mounts—griffins.

A griffin was pierced by the red light, let out a mournful cry, slowly closed its eyes, and fell to the ground along with the knight on its back.

The red light drew a rapid arc in the air before hurtling straight toward the falling Valkyrie.

Falling into the air with nothing to hold onto, the Valkyries' backs became the primary targets. Unable to see the direction from which the attacks were coming, they could only let the Deathly Silence Spear pierce their bodies inch by inch, taking their lives.

Seeing her sister killed, Ivy opened her eyes wide in pain. Enraged, she raised her longbow and fired several arrows at Cú Chulainn.

The deadly attack continued, and one Valkyrie after another was killed in mid-air after losing their mounts, until only Evie remained.

Seeing Ivy's heartbroken state in mid-air, Cú Chulainn opened his bloody mouth and let out a piercing laugh. With one last thrust of his spear, he pierced the mount beneath her.

Watching the griffin that had followed her for so long fall to the ground, killed by Death Silence, Ivy slowly closed her eyes as she watched the red light getting closer and closer.

Memories of the past flooded into her mind like a tidal wave.

A young girl sat alone on the training field, looking down at her hands, which were bloodied and mangled from sword practice. She buried her head between her knees and sobbed softly.

The young woman, wielding a spear, weaves through the rocks and forests, battling several opponents and ultimately achieving victory after victory.

An elderly woman placed a white feathered crown on the woman's head and slowly said, "From this day forward, you will relinquish the name Ivy, relinquish all the desires of a mortal, and live as Brunhilde, the chief of the Valkyries."

In the massive 3D visuals, Asgard slowly disappears amidst flames and seawater; stars fall, the sun and moon dim, and everything collapses...

In the hazy mist, a man's figure appeared and reached out his hand to the woman...

Evie murmured, "Todd..."

Just then, a figure swept down from the sky, its enormous dragon wings blocking out the sunlight and dispersing the black mist.

With a crisp clash, two identical crimson weapons struck each other and separated in an instant.

As Ivy plummeted toward the ground, she found herself landing on a hard object. Opening her eyes, she saw a pair of golden dragon eyes gleaming in the sunlight.